THE LITURGY OF FUNERARY OFFERINGS.

II. FROM THE TOMB OF PETA-AMEN-AP.

1. THE CHAMBER WHEREIN THE CEREMONY TUAT SHALL BE PERFORMED HAVING BEEN PROVIDED WITH OFFERINGS, THE ALTAR SHALL BE PURIFIED FOR THE KA (OR THE DOUBLE) OF THE CHIEF KHER HEB OF NEB-HETEPET, THE PRIEST PETA-AMEN-AP.

The following shall be recited by the priest four times:--

"2. O Osiris, that which is hateful hath been seized and carried off for thee. O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, that which is spoken in thy name Thoth

"3. the name of the chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP [of] evil hath been brought, and I have placed it for thee in thy hand."

Here water shall be sprinkled, and the following words shall be recited four times:--

"the fluid [of life] shall not be destroyed in thee, and thou shalt not be destroyed in it."

During the recital of the following words incense shall be burned.

"4. Let him that advanceth advance with his KA. Horus advanceth with his KA. Set advanceth with his KA. Thoth advanceth with his KA. Sep advanceth with his KA. Khenti-maati advanceth with his KA. Osiris advanceth with his KA. Let thy

"8. I have come, and I have brought unto thee the Eye of Horus, that thy heart may be refreshed thereby. I have brought it unto thee under thy feet, and have presented unto thee the efflux which cometh forth therefrom.

"9. No stoppage of thy heart shall arise therefrom, and there shall be a coming forth to thee through the word which is spoken (or the voice)."

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Here pour out water in which a cake of incense of Nekhebet of the South hath been dissolved, and say:--

[paragraph continues] KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, and taste thou the taste thereof in the divine hall. An emission of Horus

"11. is the cleansing water of natron, an emission of Set is the cleansing water of natron, and the cleansing water of natron stablisheth the heart of the Two Divine Lords. Thou art cleansed with natron, and thou art a pure being among the divine Followers of Horus."

Here shall be poured out water in which a cake of incense of the North from Shet-pet hath been dissolved.

"12. Thou art purified with natron, and Horus is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and Set is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and Thoth is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and Sep is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and thou art stablished among them."

"13. Thy mouth is the mouth of a sucking calf on the day of his birth."

Here take a cake of incense, and lift it up to the face, and say:--

"14. Thou art purified with natron, and Horus is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron and Set is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and Thoth is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and Sep is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, and thy KA is purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron. Thou art purified with natron, O thou who art stablished among

Here shall the priest take a vessel of milk and a vessel of water, and say:--

"21. [That which floweth] from the breast of Horus, and is of his body, hath been presented unto thee for thy mouth. That which cometh from the breast of thy sister Isis, the emission of the mother, 22. hath been seized by thee for thy mouth, and thou openest thy mouth by means of it, O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP."

Here shall the priest pour out fresh water of the North and of the South, and say:--

"23. This [is] a libation unto thee, Osiris, a libation unto thee, O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, which cometh forth from thy son. 24. I have come and I have brought unto thee the Eye of Horus whereby thy heart shall be refreshed. I have brought it to

thy feet, and have presented unto thee that which bath flowed forth from thee. No stoppage of thy heart [shall there be] to thee. Having it, 25. a going forth [of things (or, persons)] shall there be to thee through the word."

The above shall be said four times.

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Here shall the priest take a black vessel and a white vessel, each containing one hathes measure, on the right and left, and say:--

"26. That which cometh forth from the two Eyes of Horus, the White and the Black, thou hast taken possession of, and when they are [set] before thee they illumine for thee thy face."

Here shall the priest take a cake of Hem bread of the journey for the lifting up of the face, and say:--

"27. Ra, (i.e., Day) maketh an offering unto thee in the sky. The South and the North make an offering unto thee. Kerh (i.e., the Night) maketh an offering unto thee, and the Day maketh an offering unto thee. The South and the North make an offering unto thee. An offering is brought unto thee. An offering 28. thou seest, of an offering thou hearest. There is an offering before thee, an offering behind thee, an offering with thee."

unto thee that which hath been pressed [out of thee] and cometh forth from thee."

Here shall the priest offer the equipment of the table of offerings, the great one, for the lifting up of the face, 1and shall say:--

"35, 36. O RA, may the worship which thou hast in heaven, may the worship which thou hast from the Company of the Gods, be to the Chief KHER HEB, the divine scribe and prophet of the Lady of Hetep, PETA-AMEN-AP, and may everything be for the KA of the chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, and everything for his body, and everything every day."

Then shall the priest pour out a vessel of water in which three cakes of natron have been dissolved, and say:--

"44. This [is] a libation unto thee, O Osiris, a libation unto thee, O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, which hath come forth from thy son, which hath come forth from Horus. 45. I have come, and I have brought unto thee the Eye of Horus, whereby thy heart shall be refreshed. I have brought it to thy feet, and presented unto thee that which hath flowed 46. and come forth from thee. No stoppage of thy heart [shall there be] to thee with the things which come forth at the word."

[paragraph continues] PETA-AMEN-AP! 53. Make ye him to [smell] sweet in possessing you, make ye him to be a KHU (or, glorious) possessing you, make ye him to have the mastery over his body [again], and make ye him to have openings [before] his eyes. And let all the Spirits (KHU) see 54. him, and let them hear his name. Behold, O Osiris, chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, the Eye of Horus hath been brought unto thee, and it hath been seized for thee that it may be before thee."

Here shall the priest offer one bag of uatch eye-paint and one bag of mestem eye-paint, and say:--

[paragraph continues] Eye of Horus for thee with mestem so that there may be health to thy face."

Here shall the priest offer swathings, and say:--

"56. Mayest thou watch in peace. The goddess Taatet watcheth in peace. The goddess Taatet watcheth in peace. The Eye of Horus which is in the city of Tep-Pe watcheth in peace. The Eye of Horus which is in the temple houses 57. of Net (Neith) watcheth in peace. Receive the milk-[white] and bleached swathings of the goddess UR-A. Cause ye, O swathings, that the lands may bow themselves before PETA-AMEN-AP even as they bow themselves before Horus, and make the lands to be in awe of the OSIRIS PETA-AMEN-AP, 58. as they are in awe of Set.

[paragraph continues] Let them tarry with PETA-AMEN-AP in his divinity. Open ye his way so that he may be at the head of the Spirits (KHU), and let him stand at the head of the Spirits, O Anpu (Anubis)-Khent-Amenti, to the front, to the front--to the Osiris PETA-AMEN-AP."

Here shall the priest set fire to the incense, and say:--

"59. Let him advance! Let him advance with his KA! [As] Horus advanceth with his KA, [as] Set advanceth with his KA, [as] Thoth advanceth with his KA, [as] Sep advanceth with his Ka, [as] Khenti-maati advanceth 60. with his KA, [so] may advance thy backbone with thy KA.

unto thee, O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, which hath come forth from thy son, which hath come forth from Horus. I have come and I have brought unto thee 63. the Eye of Horus, whereby thy heart shall be refreshed. I have brought it to thy feet, and have presented unto thee that which hath flowed forth and come out from thee. No stoppage of thy heart [shall there be] to thee. [Possessing it] a going forth of things (or, persons) shall be to thee at the [sound of] the voice."

The above (lines 62, 63) shall be recited four times.

PART II.

Here shall be set forth the food and drink and the things which are to be placed on the altar, and one shall enter with the offerings of food. And the priest shall say

hath been lifted for thee to thy face, Osiris, lifting [it] to thy face, O PETA-AMEN-AP. May thy soul advance from afar off. 75. Fix thy gaze intently on that which cometh forth from it. That which is corrupt in thee hath been washed away, O PETA-AMEN-AP, and thy mouth hath been opened by the Eye of Horus."

Here shall the priest offer as a shebu a Tua cake, and a Shens cake, and say:--

"76. Let there be praise to thyself and to thy KA, O Osiris, which hath been cut away from the hand of him that doeth violence to the dead, O KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP. Thou hast received 77. all these cakes which have come forth from the Eye of Horus."

Here shall the priest offer a measure of gifts of all kinds, and as he presenteth it to Peta-Amen-ap four times, he shall say four times:--

"142. O chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, the Eye of Horus hath been presented unto thee, and there hath gone down into the throat for thee that which belongeth to thee.

"143. Hail, chief KHER HEB PETA-AMEN-AP, one standeth and sitteth down by the thousands of cakes, and [vessels of] beer, and roasted meat, by thine altar in Amentet, which is filled with holy offerings for the meals of the dead."